• Grove Art (Off-campus see: Databases)
  Includes The Grove Dictionary of Art, links to over 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts, and nearly 30,000 searchable images.
• Grove Music (Off-campus see: Databases)
  Includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., and The Grove Dictionary of the Opera. Also includes over 3,000 links to related sites, sound archives, and illustrations.

• Artcyclopedia
  A "Fine Art Search Engine." Search by artist name, works, museums, and art movements.
• AskART
  Find brief biographies on over 42,000 American artists with sample images and links to representative galleries, museums, and art dealers. Access to extended information is available for a fee.
• Art History Resources
  An extensive list of links to art history resources arranged by time period and geographic location.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Art History
  Created at UC Santa Barbara, VOS offers one of the most comprehensive resources for art history on the Web.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Art (Modern and Contemporary)
  Includes links arranged by contemporary artists and art movements.

• Artslynk International Dance Resources
  Allows easy navigation to the many dance libraries available online. When gaps occur, Artslynx fills them with it's own original dance resources.
• Dance Style Locator
  Presents illustrated descriptions of world dance styles performed each year by the World Art West organization. Included are dance styles from Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, North America, and others.
• Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
  Arranged by dance styles, the directory is a guide to dance resources available on the Web.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Dance
  VOS provides suggested links to information on traditional, modern, and international dances. Topics include history, education, choreographers, and dance companies.

• The Costume Page
  Theatrical emphasis on the history of costumes throughout the ages.

• All Music Guide
  This is a useful site for linking songs to composers, cover artists, and albums for all styles of music (classical, country, jazz, rap, rock).
• The Aria Database
  A collection of information about opera and operatic arias. Includes translations for many arias and aria texts.
• Classical Net
  One of the largest sites of classical music, composers, and works on the Internet. It is particularly useful for identifying the current availability of works by composers on CD.
• Worldwide Internet Music Resource
  Arranged by individual musicians, popular groups (all genres), and type of music. Also included are links to music research and study.

• ASSIST
  Statewide transfer information for California colleges and universities.
• American Universities
  An A-Z listing of links to American higher education institutions.
• CollegeSource Online
  A virtual library of over 31,000 U.S. and International college catalogs. Includes 2 year, 4 year, graduate, and professional degrees.
• College and University Ranking
  Provides links to published articles and surveys about college ranking - U.S. and International. The site is maintained by the University of Illinois Library.
• MatchCollege.com
  Offers easy to access overviews, statistical charts, and direct links to over 6,000 universities, community colleges, and vocational schools in the United States.
• Universities.Com
  Information about On-line distance education and traditional education programs.

• Cal Grants
  Information on state, federal, and institutional financial aid programs for students attending college in California.
• Federal Student Aid (FSA)
  Application information for the U.S. Department of Education student aid program.
  *Note: The school code for VVC is: 001335.
• FinAid
  Find information on loans, scholarships, and other types of financial aid.

• California Occupational Guides
  Provides statewide career information on approximately 300 individual occupations.
• CareerOneStop
  Find information on developing career markets, salaries by occupation, interview strategies, and more. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Jobstar California
  Primarily a California career resource that offers information on specific careers, resumes, salaries, and much more.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  The U.S. Department of Labor source for career information. Revised every two years.

Almanacs | Dictionaries and Thesauri | Encyclopedias | Reference Desk

Almanacs

• Emayzine.com
  V.V.C. professor Dr. Eric Mayer's website for history and social science. Click on the "Resources" link under each course description for an impressive list of subject related Web sites.
• America Memory
  The Library of Congress - National Digital Library Program contains over 5 million items in 23 digital and 100 thematic collections on American history.
• Best of History Web Sites
  Ranked #1 by Google for history, BOHWS contains over 1000 annotated links to U.S. and world history Web sites. Covers from prehistory to 20th century.
• The Martin Luther King Jr., Papers Project
  Sponsored by The King Institute at Stanford University, the site includes a biography, timeline, encyclopedia, and audio clips of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Our Documents
  View the actual image and transcript of 100 milestone documents that chronicles U.S. history from 1776-1965.
• Salem Witchcraft Papers
  Danvers Archival Center at the University of Virginia. A collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

• World History International
  A collection of world history related essays, documents, map, and music spanning from Ancient Mesopotamia to present.
• World History Compass
  The stated goal of this website is to provide links to history sites anywhere in the world. Easy to use geographic index.
• World History Archives
  A collection of annotated links to large document collections in world history. Sites are selected with an emphases on the "working-class" in history.

• Academy of Achievement
  An interactive museum of living history exhibiting extraordinary individuals who have shaped the world in the twentieth century. Entries include Arts and Literature, Business, Public Service, Science, and Sports.
• Bartleby.com
  A full-text database of reference works, verse, quotations, and literature. Titles include: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations and the Columbia Encyclopedia.
• Biography.com
• Famous Quotes & Authors
  Over 25,000 quotes by more than 6,700 authors. Searchable by topic or author.
• Literature Resources on the Net
  A collection of links to sites primarily focusing on English and American literature.
• Mr. William Shakespeare on the Net
  Everything and anything about the world of Shakespeare and his works.
• Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  Quick and easy access to the full-text of Shakespeare's plays.
• Online Literary Criticism Collection
  A collection of critical and biographical Web sites about American and World literature authors. Maintained by the Internet Public Library.
• Poets.org
  The Academy of American Poets' website containing poems, essays, biographies, exhibits, and awards. Search by poet or poem.
• Voice of the Shuttle Web Page
  Started in 1994, this site has evolved into the quintessential website for all aspects of the humanities. "Woven" by Alan Liu of U.C. Santa Barbara.

Library Databases

• NewsBank Access World News (Off-campus see: Databases)
  A full-text newspaper subscription database consisting of over 500 U.S. regional and national publication dating from 1991 to present.

Online News Sources

• Daily Press
• Los Angeles Times
  Online version. Archives through 1985. Fee charged for full-text articles. See NewsBank database for free access to specific L.A. Times articles.
• New York Times
  Online version. Article archives available through 1851 for a fee. Articles from 1980 to present can be accessed free from the Lexis-Nexis database (On-campus only).
• Christian Science Monitor
  Online version. Article archives through 1980 available for a fee. See Newsbank database for free access to specific Monitor articles.
• USA Today
  Archives available from 1987 to present.
• CNN.com
  News coverage updated throughout the day. Links to International edition.
• Internet Public Library: Newspapers
  A comprehensive directory of national and international newspaper links.
• U.S. News Archives on the Web
  Provides links and pricing information to selected national newspapers. Arranged by state.
• World-Newspapers.com
  A directory of world newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English. Arranged by country and region.

• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Off-campus see: Databases)
  The online version of the REP that was originally published in 1998 (Located in the library). Features over 2,000 original articles across the discipline of philosophy.
• Religion Resources (Off-campus see: Databases)
  Full-text database of over 25 major multi- and single-volume works on the topic of Religion.
• Religion News Service (On-campus only)
  A secular news service providing current, unbiased coverage of religious movements from around the world. The site is available in full-text from January 2004 through the Lexis-Nexis database. (Note: When the database opens, type, Religion News Service under "Find a Source" (top-right side) and Enter. In the center of the page check Religion News Service and click "OK-Continue." Enter your topic and search.)

• Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
  A dictionary with focus on the Philosophy of Mind: consciousness, perception, memory, etc. Search by term or A-Z listing.
• Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
  A concise guide to technical terms and personal names encountered in the study of philosophy. Links to additional information are provided when available.
• EpistemeLinks.com
  Over 17,000 categorized links to philosophy resources on the Internet. Browse by philosophers or topic.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Includes articles on people, concepts, books, and other topics in philosophy. Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.

• Religious Worlds
  This site offers information about religious traditions that developed in the Middle East and Asia.
• The Religious Movements Homepage Project
  Profiles of more than two hundred religious groups with links to significant Web sites when available.
• Virtual Religion Index
  Analyzes and highlights important content of religious-related Web sites. Offers a diverse scope of religious traditions and beliefs.